This little girl idolizes her aunt Jeka. Now that Jeka showed her that her hair can be straightened, she wants me to do it every once in a while. She will say, "I want Jeka hair," and then go around all day telling everyone she looks just like Jeka. Curly definitely fits her personality better, but she sure is cute with straight hair too. And, she does look like Jeka at that age when she has it.
We were going through some boxes the other day and we found this singlet. Jesse plans to start wrestling next school year, so he was excited to try it on. James told him to get in this pose for an official wrestling picture. Pretty intense! He looks like he feels tough.
The kids got a wii for Christmas and it is really bringing out their competitive spirits. James and Matt taught them how to play guitar hero and they love it. Lucy plays on her play guitar while they play so she can feel like she is a part of the action.
James boycotted guitar hero when it first came out because he thought it was an insult to all "real" musicians. He has no trouble enjoying it for the game that it is now that we have it.
Shelby is getting really good at it already. I can't play it to save my life, but I like to watch. Jesse and Lucy prefer the sports games and Nickelodeon Fit. I was really hesitant to bring any video games into our world because I have seen kids totally withdraw from real play and become irritable when they are playing. But, it really is a lot of fun for the whole family and we just limit the amount of time we are on it. I tend to operate in extremes all of the time and I am trying to mellow out a little bit. I am glad I gave into the wii. It is so much fun to laugh and go crazy with the kids.
